Historic Sites of Manitoba: Olafsson House (539 William Avenue, Winnipeg)

This two-storey brick building on William Avenue in Winnipeg was constructed in 1895 for merchant Gísli Ólafsson.

Olafsson House (March 2018) Source: George Penner Olafsson House (November 2018) Source: Kerrin Asmundson Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90287, W97.15100 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Gísli Ólafsson [Olafson] (1855-1909)

Sources:

Gisli Olafson House, 539 William Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.

This page was prepared by Kerrin Asmundson, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 September 2022

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